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| | Brilliant backcountry trails in California are in abundance, and one of these is Sailor Flat Trail in Placer County. Every California backcountry trail is different from the others. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Sailor Flat Trail in Placer County, California is a really wonderful place to spend some time. Sailor Flat Trail is not very right next door to Truckee-Grass Valley at all, but you always have a magnificent time when you're hiking along it. Sailor Flat Trail is a pretty wet location typically with a lot of precipitation; the |
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month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. The total elevation difference for this trail is 2,534 feet, and that is higher than average. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This walk shouldn't
| | take more than 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. With its 7.6 miles of walking distance it's a mid length walk. This is a backpacking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Backpacking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a very brilliant way to see these hills. This trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Sailor Flat Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from other | |
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parts of it. Sailor Flat Trail is a mid-length backcountry hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backcountry hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is just one of a large number of backcountry hiking trails in this
vicinity. Here in California hiking is so much fun. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Sailor Flat Trail with night lows in the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 40's, and night lows in the 30's for Sailor Flat Trail. Sometimes this backpacking
trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. In California you never run out of outdoors fun.
Briefly about the general area:
So many amusing things to do at Sailor Flat Trail,
so little time. A tour to Sailor Meadow rejuvenates the soul, and Yuba River - South Fork is a great whitewater spot close by. All the outdoors cool stuff in the Northern Sierra Nevada will keep you coming back many times. Oak Flat is a fine place.
The beauty of mother nature
reveals herself at Tadpole Spring; why not camp at Robinsons Flat Campground if you're here at Sailor Flat Trail. You might want to pay a visit to Sailor Canyon since you're here at Sailor Flat Trail, and a wonderful spot for whitewater paddling is Yuba River - South Fork. Royal
Gorge River flows through this region; you'll probably meet some people from Truckee-Grass Valley here.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Sierra Nevada. A quick trip to Little Granite Creek right next door to Sailor Flat Trail is a delightful idea; if you came for an overnight stay Tadpole Campground is a pleasant site to camp.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.1873, Longitude -120.4974
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 2534 feet
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18 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Truckee-Grass Valley, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Sailor Flat Trail. |
| | Trails Near Sailor Flat Trail:
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Big Granite Trail, Placer
County
, 3 miles away, 18.4 hiking miles, 3896 feet elevation difference |
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American River Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 18.2 hiking miles, 3290 feet elevation difference |
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Cherry Point Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 5.3 hiking miles, 1079 feet elevation difference |
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Sugar Pine Point Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 392 feet elevation difference |
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Salmon Lake Trail, Placer
County
, 4 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 330 feet elevation difference |
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Long Valley Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 816 feet elevation difference |
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Loch Leven Trail, Placer
County
, 5 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Sailor Flat Trail:
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove) |
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Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir) |
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Fordyce Creek, Nevada County
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding) |
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American River - North Fork, Placer County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar) |
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Rubicon River, Placer/ El Dorado County
County
, 14 miles away, Class V - 20.3 miles long (Ellicott Bridge to Ralston Afterbay) |
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| | Hotels Near Sailor Flat Trail:
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Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley
, 18 miles away |
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Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley
, 18 miles away |
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Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley
, 18 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee
, 19 miles away |
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Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
, 20 miles away |
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